The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-26

Mrs. JAMES BROWN POTTER is said to
have secured very strong cast to sup
port her in her coming engagement at the
Haymarkeu Theater, London
ANDREAs HoFER, a great grandson Of
the Tyrolese patriot of that name, is
about to make his debut in Berlin thea
ter in drama written by himsell on the
theme of his ancestor
THE Prince OF Wales left London on the
10Th for Berlin to attend the festivities
consequent upon the celebration OF the
nineteth birthday Of the Emperor Will
lam.
LoRD LoysDALE's recent theatrical vent
ures have so drawn upon his resources as
to impel him to sell at auction the cele-
brated collection of pictures and porce-
lains at LoWther Castle.
MAJOR d. N. BUSH, Paymastcr U. 5. A,
is reported TO have been robbed of 1880
at Antelope Springs, Wy. T., by cowboy
named Charles Parker who escaped on
horseback with his booty under fire Of the
Major and his escort.
TIE President has pardoned Dennis Kel-
ley, of Maine, convicted of manslaughter,
and George Dabner, OF Wisconsin, con-
victed of pension frauds. They have both
served their sentences, but this act re-
stores their citizenship.
| SECOND LIEUTENANT j. H. j. WILCOX,
of the Seventh cavalry, was arrested in
St Louis on the 10Th on u charge of being
absent without leave, and of duplicating
| his pay accounts He has been sent to
Fort Smelling, Mimi, for trial.
MISS MARIE ENGLE, OF chicago, made a
brilliant debut at Covent Garden Thea
ter, London, on the evening of the 10Th, in
MARTHA The Princess of Wales and
numerous visiting Americans were among
the audience.
THE Treasury Department has directed
that the issue of one and two dollar silver
certificates be resumed at the New York
Philadelphia and Boston sub-treasuries.
A DAsTARDLY attempt was made by an
incendiary in Buffalo, ~ Y, on the 10Th,
to set fire to tenement occupiei by about
a dozen families. The fire, started in the
basement, in coal bin, was discovered
by some children, who eXtinguished it,
GREAT preparations are being made AT
Washington for the National drill, which
takes place there from May % to the 3Oth
JOHN j. HoELzEL Is under arrest in New
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his uncle in Wisconsin
The National Fish Commission are &c
make an effort to re-stoclS the America
coast waters with halibut.
CHRISTIAN AK, of the firm Of Gail q AK,
tobacco manufacturers, died on the Pool
at his home in Baltimore, Md, aged sixty
four years.
BY a gunpowder explosion IN the house
Of man named Foster, in the Indiar
Territory, on the 20th two of his children
were killed and himself and wife were sc
riously hurt.
Z. A. PERRY cables to the Boston Herald
that precedence in the British Common
is definitely settled in favor of the Co
ercion bill over the new Land bill.
PLYMOUTH pulpit was occupied on tn
Goth by Rev. j. w. Malcolm, Of the Seventh
Avenue Congregational Church, Brook
Ign. DR.. Abbott, who had arranged t.
preach, was too i'll to perform that duty
OBJECTIONS are being made to the plan
for reconstruction of the old ST. Loui
post-o Office, it being regarded as mistake
to turn it simply into warehouse, whe
more Office room is nec1ed for federal of
1iCials